puja

American  

[poo-jah] / ˈpu dʒɑ /

noun

Hinduism.

1. the worship of a particular god.

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puja British  

/ ˈpuːdʒaː /

noun

1. Hinduism a ritual in honour of the gods, performed either at home or in the mandir (temple)

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Etymology

Origin of puja

From the Sanskrit word pūjā

Example Sentences

French government bonds are calm for now but this looks an “unstable equilibrium” given uncertainties surrounding the budget, say Citi strategists Aman Bansal and Puja Sawant in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

And then we do a puja on Diwali as well.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s a puja that we have on Dhanteras, which is a day or two before Diwali.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s about a beautiful sari or a salwar kameez, some light outfit for a puja, because you have to sit for a long time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this month, Kami Rita posted snippets of life on Everest, including one of the Puja ceremony, a Tibetan Buddhist ritual done before Everest expeditions to pray for a safe and successful climb.

From BBC